Category: Congo
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Book Digest: Fiston Mwanza Mujila, Beata Umubyeyi Mairesse, Nkereuwem Albert, Ayana Gray
Our regular Book Digest segment spotlights new books by Fiston Mwanza Mujila, Beata Umubyeyi Mairesse, Nkereuwem Albert, and Ayana Gray. The Slaughterhouse of Dreams by Fiston Mwanza Mujila Publisher: Deep VellumPublication Date: November 18, 2025Genre: Poetry Language: English (translated from French by J. Bret Maney) Where to find it: Deep Vellum Fiston Mwanza Mujila Fiston…
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Book Digest: Alain Mabanckou, Eloghosa Osunde, Blaise Ndala, Cleyvis Natera
Our regular Book Digest segment spotlights new books by Alain Mabanckou, Eloghosa Osunde, Blaise Ndala, and Cleyvis Natera. Ramses de Paris by Alain Mabanckou Publisher: SeuilDate: August 22, 2025Genre: Fiction Language: FrenchWhere to find it: Seuil Alain Mabanckou Alain Mabanckou is a novelist, journalist, poet, and academic, a French citizen born in the Republic of…
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Prix Premiere 2025 longlist announced.
The Prix Première 2025 longlist, featuring four writers of African descent, was announced in Berlin, Germany, on Tuesday, July 15, 2025. Prix Première (English: First Prize) is an award organized by the Franco-German Cultural Institute of Tübingen and the Book Office of the French Institute in Germany. It celebrates books translated from French into German…
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Book Digest: Alain Mabanckou, Jackson P. Brown, Markus Redmond, Patrick Ochieng
Our regular Book Digest segment spotlights new books by Alain Mabanckou, Jackson P. Brown, Markus Redmond, and Patrick Ochieng. Dealing with the Dead by Alain Mabanckou Publisher: Serpents TailDate: January 16, 2025Genre: FictionLanguage: English (Translated from French by Helen Stevenson) Where to find it: Serpent’s Tail Alain Mabanckou Alain Mabanckou is a novelist, journalist, poet,…
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Book Digest: Remy Ngamije, Mai Sennaar, Liss Kihindou, Nfol
In our regular Book Digest segment, we spotlight new books from Remy Ngamije, Mai Sennaar, Liss Kihindou, and Nfol. Only Stars Know the Meaning of Space: A Literary Mixtape by Remy Ngamije Publisher: Gallery/Scout PressDate: December 3, 2024Genre: Fiction, Short storiesLanguage: EnglishWhere to find it: Simon and Schuster, Apple Books Remy Ngamije Rémy Ngamije is…
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Dibakana Mankessi wins Prix Orange du Livre en Afrique 2024
Dibakana Mankessi’s novel Le Psychanalyste De Brazzaville is the winner of Prix Orange du Livre en Afrique 2024; the announcement was made in a ceremony in Rabat, Morocco on Sunday, May 19, 2024. Prix Orange du Livre en Afrique (Orange Book Prize in Africa) rewards a fiction text written in French by an African…
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Book Digest: Zeinab Badawi, Dieudonné Niangouna, Eduardo Quive, Ibiso Graham-Douglas
We wrap up book news for our readers in our regular Book Digest segment with books from Zeinab Badawi, Dieudonné Niangouna, Eduardo Quive, and Ibiso Graham-Douglas. Covik One Nine edited by Ibiso Graham-Douglas Publisher: Paperworth BooksDate: April 24, 2024Genre: Anthology, FictionLanguage: EnglishWhere to find it: Paperworth Books Ibiso Graham-Douglas Ibiso Graham-Douglas is an international publishing…
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Dibakana Mankessi wins Grand Prix Littéraire d’Afrique Noire 2023
Dibakana Mankessi’s novel Psychanalyste de Brazzaville won the Grand Prix Littéraire d’Afrique Noire 2023 in Paris, France on Saturday, March 16, 2024. Grand Prix Littéraire d’Afrique Noire is a literary prize presented every year by the Association of French Language Writers (ADELF) for a text in French from Sub-Saharan Africa. Some of the winners of…
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Prix Orange du Livre en Afrique 2024 finalists announced
The finalists of Prix Orange du Livre en Afrique 2024 were announced on Thursday, March 14, 2024. Prix Orange du Livre en Afrique (Orange Book Prize in Africa) was set up to reward a fiction text written in French by an African writer from a publishing house based on the continent in 2018. It is…
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Grand Prix Littéraire d’Afrique Noire 2023 finalists announced.
The finalists for Grand Prix Littéraire d’Afrique Noire 2023 were announced on Monday, February 19, 2024. Grand Prix Littéraire d’Afrique Noire is a literary prize presented every year by the Association of French Language Writers (ADELF) for a text in French from Sub-Saharan Africa. Some of the winners of the prize first won by Aké…
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Fiston Mwanza Mujila wins Preis der Literaturhäuser 2024
Fiston Mwanza Mujila was declared the winner of Germany’s Preis der Literaturhäuser 2024 on Wednesday, February 7, 2024. Preis der Literaturhäuser (English: Literature Houses Prize) is a German literary prize awarded annually to authors by program managers of literary houses during the Leipziger Buchmesse (Leipzig book fair) for exceptional text and presentation skills. Some of…
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Prix des Cinq Continents de la Francophonie 2024 finalists announced.
The finalists for Prix des Cinq Continents de la Francophonie 2024 were announced on Wednesday, December 13, 2023. Prix des Cinq Continents de la Francophonie (English: Five Continents Prize of the Francophonie) was established by the International Organization of the Francophonie in 2001. It is aimed at highlighting literary talents reflecting the expression of cultural…
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Fiston Mwanza Mujila, Logan February are DAAD Berlin Artist-in-Residents 2024
Fiston Mwanza Mujila and Logan February are among the artists in the DAAD Berlin Artists-in-Resident program 2024 announced on October 7, 2023. The DAAD Artists-in-Berlin Program has been awarded internationally highly regarded fellowships since 1963. Over 1000 outstanding international visual artists, authors, filmmakers, composers, and sound artists have been invited to live and work in…
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Literary Magazines: Berkiab, Ipikai, Libretto, Souffles
Berkiab, Ipikai, Libretto, and Souffles are literary magazines that are currently available for your reading pleasure. Berkiab Magazine Berkiab Magazine is a magazine from the Republic of Congo edited by Sarah Nkouma with contributions from among others Merveille Nkouma, David Okolokwe, Gustave Sorgho, Bessy Francoise, and Lionel, Kiminou. Click here for the issue. Ipikai Ipikai,…
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Gracia Mwamba, Feranmi Ariyo win Evaristo Prize for African Poetry 2023.
Gracia Mwamba and Feranmi Ariyo were named joint winners of the Evaristo Prize for African Poetry 2023 on Friday, June 16, 2023. The Brunel International African Poetry Prize, founded by Booker Prize winner Bernardine Evaristo, was started in 2012 to revitalise African poetry and encourage a new generation of poets to get an international platform.…